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1 Kings 9:11-18

11(nowHiramחִירָ֣םchi.RamH2438thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofTyreצֹ֠רtzorH6865hadfurnishedSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010withcedar-treesandfir-trees,andwithgoldוּבַזָּהָ֖בu.va.za.HavH2091, accordingtoallhisdesireחֶפְצ֑וֹchef.TzoH2656),thatthenאָ֡ז'azH227kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010gaveH5414Hiramלְחִירָם֙le.chi.RamH2438twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242citiesH5892inthelandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofGalileeהַגָּלִֽיל׃ha.ga.LilH1551.

12AndHiramחִירָם֙chi.RamH2438cameH3318outfromTyreמִצֹּ֔רmi.TzorH6865toseeלִרְאוֹת֙lir.'OtH7200thecitiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010hadgivenH5414him;andtheypleasedhimnot.

13AndhesaidH559,Whatcitiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892arethesewhichthou hastgivenH5414me,mybrotherאָחִ֑י'a.ChiH251?Andhecalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121themthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCabulכָּב֔וּלka.VulH3521untothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

14AndHiramחִירָ֖םchi.RamH2438sentH7971tothekingלַמֶּ֑לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428sixscoretalentsכִּכַּ֥רki.KarH3603ofgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

15Andthisisthereasonofthelevywhichkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010raised,tobuildלִבְנוֹת֩liv.nOtH1129thehouseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004ofJehovah,andhisownhouseבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004,andMilloהַמִּלּ֔וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407,andthewallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,andHazorחָצֹ֥רcha.TzorH2674,andMegiddoמְגִדּ֖וֹme.gi.DoH4023,andGezerגָּֽזֶר׃Ga.zerH1507.

16Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֨הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714hadgoneH5927up,andtakenH3920Gezerגֶּ֙זֶר֙ge.zerH1507,andburntitwithfireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784,andslainH2026theCanaanitesH3669thatdweltH3427inthecityבָּעִ֖ירba.'IrH5892,andgivenH5414itforaportion untohisdaughterלְבִתּ֖וֹle.vi.ToH1323,Solomon’swifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

17AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010builtH1129Gezerגָּ֔זֶרGa.zerH1507,andBeth-horonH1032thenether,

18andBaalathבַּעֲלָ֛תba.'a.LatH1191,andTamarH8559inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057,inthelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776,

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